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OHIO
THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM presents "From the Village to Vogue: The
Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith" from February 22 through May 18, 2014.
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, this exhibition features twenty-four
pieces of silver and gold jewelry created by African American artist, Art Smith, as
well as select pieces by his contemporaries. Inspired by surrealism, biomorphism
and primitivism, Smith was one of the leading modernist jewelers of the midtwentieth century. The presentation is enriched by archival materials from the
artist's estate, including sketches, tools and model photographs. Smith was an active
supporter of black and gay civil rights, an avid jazz enthusiast and a supporter of
early black modern dance groups.
953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45202; 877.472.4226; www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Courtney Lipson
STONINGTON GALLERY
STONINGTON GALLERY presents
"Thinking of Raven" from February
6 – 28, 2014. Works in media as
varied as glass, prints, jewelry,
wood, and metal sculpture will
explore lesser-known sides of this
character who is central in many
myths from far and wide along
the Pacific Northwest Coast.
There will be specimens such
as Courtney Lipson's "Raven
Feather" necklace of black
and white biwa stick pearls
laid out as raven's feathers—
seamlessly transversing between
the two shades to demonstrate
Raven's moral ambiguity. Playing
upon a similar concept, Joan
Tenenbaum's "Raven In Flight The Seen and Unseen" utilizes one
material, silver, and etches it to
bring forth raven's form as a series
of caricatures.
125 South Jackson Street, Seattle,
Washington 98104; 206.405.4040;
www.stoningtongallery.com.
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Joan Tenenbaum
THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM unveils "Shifting Paradigms: Fashion
+ Technology," a new exhibit showing through August 31, 2014. The exhibition
addresses pioneering applications of technology that will have a transformative effect
on future artistic expression, image and clothing. The exhibition is divided into four
categories: Generative Technology Design, Democracy of Preference/Subversion
of Traditional Production, DIY, Technology, and Expression. These four categories
illustrate how designers are creatively addressing technology in a wide variety of
forms to convey changing twenty-first century culture.
East Main Street and South Lincoln St., Kent, OH 44242; 330.672.3450;
www.kent.edu/museum.
TEXAS
THE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT presents "Cyan
Silhouettes: Works By Anna Mavromatis & Thea Clark" through March 30, 2014.
Thea Clark utilizes cyanotype on silk, as well as plastic and alternative materials to
make her jewelry. Anna Mavromatis creates mixed media incorporating ancient and
modern printmaking and paper staining techniques.
4848 Main St., Houston, TX 77002; 713.529.4848; www.crafthouston.org.
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON hosts "Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections
from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait" through August 31, 2014. Among the
highlights showcased in this display are Mughal jewelry, illuminated manuscripts,
ceramics, and decorated ceiling panels. More than sixty examples from the eighth to
eighteenth centuries are on view, made in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, the
Middle East, and Central Asia.
1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005; 713.639.7300; www.mfah.org.
WISCONSIN
THE MCCLUNG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURE presents
"Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork" through June 2014. Of the
many things American Indians acquired through trade, few items held greater value
than glass beads, and female artists throughout much of Native North America
quickly mastered the craft of beadworking. This exhibition presents exemplary
selections of beadwork, primarily from four culture areas—Plains, Great Lakes,
Subarctic, and Northeast—and explores the techniques, as well as their functional and
cultural significance.
1327 Circle Park Dr., Knoxville, TN 37996, 865.974.2144; mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.
BELGIUM
MODEMUSEUM PROVINCE OF ANTWERP presents "50 Years Antwerp Fashion
Department" through February 16, 2014. The exhibition is one of the many projects